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the threat to yemen to the region and indeed to the u.s. homeland posed by what it is now called al qaeda in the arabian peninsula is demonstrate by suicide bombers trying to carry out operations in the capital and the attempt to assassinate the assistant minister of near yer in saudi arabia and the attempted bombing of the u.s. airliner on christmas day and the number of us have been increasingly concerned over the past 2-and-a-half years by the developments we have observed there and last april i approved a plan developed with our ambassador in yemen, u.s. in attention agencies and the state department to expand our assistance, to key security elements in yemen. with yemeni president's approval we executed the plan last summer and strength end the operations carried out against al qaeda in the arabian peninsula in mid december and have been executed periodically since then as well. and with your support, we are working toward expanded sustained levels of assistance, in yemen. in fact, our efforts in yemen should not just be seen as part o
the threat to yemen to the region and indeed to the u.s. homeland posed by what it is now called al qaeda in the arabian peninsula is demonstrate by suicide bombers trying to carry out operations in the capital and the attempt to assassinate the assistant minister of near yer in saudi arabia and the attempted bombing of the u.s. airliner on christmas day and the number of us have been increasingly concerned over the past 2-and-a-half years by the developments we have observed there and last...
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he is going to study arabic in yemen and beyond that because he doesn't -- he actually ends up in bin brigade and end up in this fortress in mazda sharif that forms one of the last part of horse shoulders, discovered in the bible the shocking world about how the young americans were in california and that the this fortress. and so, he's in there because he represented at the time i was 1txç x x x x x x but furans tragically, you know, one of the first people to be killed after 9/11 was an officer named mike spann and he comes face-to-face with lindh and that journey was one of the arcs of the book as well. >> are there any questions from the audience. i'll ask people to start lining up at the microphone here to my way. as they do, let me fast forward a bit. and you end the book with a quote from sergeant pat x. who says he won't be over open to say today or tomorrow if that was the right thing what they did in 2001. you're going to have to go back to afghanistan in ten or 15 years from now and say with this right? we are now in 2010. next year will be ten years from that initial inva
he is going to study arabic in yemen and beyond that because he doesn't -- he actually ends up in bin brigade and end up in this fortress in mazda sharif that forms one of the last part of horse shoulders, discovered in the bible the shocking world about how the young americans were in california and that the this fortress. and so, he's in there because he represented at the time i was 1txç x x x x x x but furans tragically, you know, one of the first people to be killed after 9/11 was an...
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admiral olson, we catch somebody in yemen, where do we send them? >> sir, that's a question on so many levels we would have to go into a closed session. >> fair enough. last question, general petraeus. hugh indicated in the past and i think very reluctantly, that gitmo, the jail, is counterproductive to the war effort and if possible, should be closed. could you tell me why you believe that? >> it rightly or wrongly and probably wrongly, because i think that that facility, and many of you have have developsisted it, actually has conducted in an appropriate manner, but at the very least, it has a symbol attached to it, that is one that is used in our area of responsibility, against us. it in some cases is even lumped in to abu ghraib. completely different case, there's no reason to do it, but again, it has become april conic in certain -- iconic in certain respects. >> and one last very simple question. isn't it true that some of hour heals renews to turn prisoners over to us, if they believe they could work their way to gitmo? >> sir, i do not know
admiral olson, we catch somebody in yemen, where do we send them? >> sir, that's a question on so many levels we would have to go into a closed session. >> fair enough. last question, general petraeus. hugh indicated in the past and i think very reluctantly, that gitmo, the jail, is counterproductive to the war effort and if possible, should be closed. could you tell me why you believe that? >> it rightly or wrongly and probably wrongly, because i think that that facility, and...
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fighters trying to enter from yemen's tribal areas. another front-- yemen's coastline of nearly 1,200 miles on arabian and red sea and the port city of aden. from victorian days on, the british defended their empire from here. but for the united states, aden port harbors a darker history. this was the place where in october 2000 the navy destoyer, u.s.s. cole was refueling when a small boat packed with explosives pulled along side and blew itself up. 17 u.s. sailors died and, for most americans, put the al-qaeda threat on the map. colonel lotf al-barady commands the yemeni coast guards aden contingent. his tiny fleet of u.s. and british-equipped boats patrols these waters against piracy, weapons and drug smuggling, illegal immigrants from africa and now, a new threat: >> now, eventually we have the al qaeda, the al shebab mujahaddin announced that they are going to help al qaeda in yemen. >> reporter: though yemen is the arab world's poorest country, more than 100,000 somalis have fled their war-torn homeland for refuge here. it wouldn
fighters trying to enter from yemen's tribal areas. another front-- yemen's coastline of nearly 1,200 miles on arabian and red sea and the port city of aden. from victorian days on, the british defended their empire from here. but for the united states, aden port harbors a darker history. this was the place where in october 2000 the navy destoyer, u.s.s. cole was refueling when a small boat packed with explosives pulled along side and blew itself up. 17 u.s. sailors died and, for most...
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troops be here, here in yemen. and we don't have any intention here in yemen and we believe the same with the u.s. they don't have any intention to have their troops here in yemen because there is no justification for their presence here in yemen. >> warner: now some of these military strikes that you've been able to target at al qaeda hideouts, militant figures, have those been all yemeni airstrikes, or have there also been american airstrikes? >> ( translated ): there is cooperation in the field of information exchange. these airstrikes are almost, most of them, are yemeni. >> warner: so most of the airstrikes, but not all of them, have been done by yemeni forces? >> ( translated ): i say, most of the strikes are yemeni, because all what i'm aware of is the yemeni strikes that we launched. >> warner: as you know, there is great concern about the degree of corruption here, and that's one reason why the aid that was agreed to several years ago by the international community, most of it never came here. what are you
troops be here, here in yemen. and we don't have any intention here in yemen and we believe the same with the u.s. they don't have any intention to have their troops here in yemen because there is no justification for their presence here in yemen. >> warner: now some of these military strikes that you've been able to target at al qaeda hideouts, militant figures, have those been all yemeni airstrikes, or have there also been american airstrikes? >> ( translated ): there is...
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megyn: we continue to hear the name yemen as a source of terrorists. mike tobin, thank you so much. live in jerusalem. we are moments away from a much-anticipated event at the white house. president obama is about to sign the executive order that reaffirms restrictions on federal funding of abortions. it helps him help seal the deal for healthcare reform. today's event takes place behind closed doors. the president invited some members of the democrats' antiabortion block the signing. we'll be joined by ron paul and he has some thoughts whether that executive order is worth the paper's print on. members are push for several amendments including one that will prevent sex offenders from get getting viagra. here to explain is carl cameron. he's on capitol hill. what's the deal? >> reporter: the senate has to pass the how reconciliation package of fixes without changes. they can technically move a comma or semicolon, but they can't make any substantive changes. essentially it's a huge delay for democrats. so when you have an amendment like one you are talking about that would prevent se
megyn: we continue to hear the name yemen as a source of terrorists. mike tobin, thank you so much. live in jerusalem. we are moments away from a much-anticipated event at the white house. president obama is about to sign the executive order that reaffirms restrictions on federal funding of abortions. it helps him help seal the deal for healthcare reform. today's event takes place behind closed doors. the president invited some members of the democrats' antiabortion block the signing. we'll be...
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the question on my mind, when all kited could organize somewhere else like yemen or somalia or somewhere else, why fight in afghanistan where it is so costly and where the soviets and the brits, going back to alexander the great, there is not an success? third area of questioning is what is happening with pakistan and india. there have been some suggestions there could be a cooling of the tension, which might relieve a number of boxes on military -- a number of bocka pakistani military. the prime minister of india was explicit, saying that he would like to see a lessening of tensions oand the soldiers released, but there would have to be cooperation with the pakistan government. he thought it was realistic. it's their creation. there's a real prospect of that, there may be more pakistani soldiers showing inclination to help us, then that would impact the picture very decisively. the area of sanctions is a very difficult one against iran. we've been discussing that for a long time in a lot of projects. there is no simplistic answer. the question that i get consistently involves where we a
the question on my mind, when all kited could organize somewhere else like yemen or somalia or somewhere else, why fight in afghanistan where it is so costly and where the soviets and the brits, going back to alexander the great, there is not an success? third area of questioning is what is happening with pakistan and india. there have been some suggestions there could be a cooling of the tension, which might relieve a number of boxes on military -- a number of bocka pakistani military. the...
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. >> brown: margaret warner files the first in a series of reports from yemen. >> we came to yemen to explore why this country has emerged as home base for the most effective new al qaeda offshoot. >> woodruff: and ray suarez looks at the politics of the president's fix for immigration. >> i know he's got a lot going on now and i know he's trying to fight for health reform but immigration reform was on his agenda too. >> brown: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. >> brown: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour is provided by: >> and by the bill and melinda gates foundation. dedicated to the idea that all people deserve the chance to live a healthy productive life. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> brown: democrats celebrated today after the house passed health care reform late last night. the focus now shifts back to the senate for a final round in this
. >> brown: margaret warner files the first in a series of reports from yemen. >> we came to yemen to explore why this country has emerged as home base for the most effective new al qaeda offshoot. >> woodruff: and ray suarez looks at the politics of the president's fix for immigration. >> i know he's got a lot going on now and i know he's trying to fight for health reform but immigration reform was on his agenda too. >> brown: that's all ahead on tonight's...
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let's begin with the efforts of the government in yemen. have they been stepping up their attacks on al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. >> warner: they have very much, ray. in the last few months they've launched both raids on suspected hideouts as well as air strikes. one here on sunday was very well placed. they hit two men on a motorcycle in the province not far from here in aiden and killed both of them. there was another strike on monday. so clearly they are stepping up the level of attacks. and they say it's going to continue. >> suarez: does the yemeni government see al qaeda's presence in yemin as the kind of threat the united states does? >> yes, they do, ray. though they have competing sets of threats because as you know they have they had a rebellion in the north. currently there is a cease-fire and a secretary sessionist movement in the south. the central government, is also concerned with the threats that the president believes pose to his stability. but ever since there were some threats against members of the yemeni security
let's begin with the efforts of the government in yemen. have they been stepping up their attacks on al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. >> warner: they have very much, ray. in the last few months they've launched both raids on suspected hideouts as well as air strikes. one here on sunday was very well placed. they hit two men on a motorcycle in the province not far from here in aiden and killed both of them. there was another strike on monday. so clearly they are stepping up the level of...
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the interior ministry says two sells for cooperating with al qaeda in yemen, and with a network targeting security forces has also been dismantled. saudi citizens and other nationals were said to be planning attacks on key buildings and oil facilities. authorities said they seized weapons, cameras, computers, and documents. more detail from cairo. >> not an enormous amount of information yet from the interior ministry in riyadh, but they have confirmed 101 arrests. 47 of the saudis, and the rest from somalia, yemen, and bangladesh. they say that have been tailing the ringleaders for some time, and they say some of these men have been prepared for suicide missions. we have not been told yet what installations they were targeting or whether they were being read or belonging to western companies, but i guess that is it fair assumption given how many western companies operate in the kingdom. they seized a lot of weapons and ammunition, and they recovered computer equipment and a large amount of money. i think, given that there are yemenis among those arrested, it does confirm saudi suspicions
the interior ministry says two sells for cooperating with al qaeda in yemen, and with a network targeting security forces has also been dismantled. saudi citizens and other nationals were said to be planning attacks on key buildings and oil facilities. authorities said they seized weapons, cameras, computers, and documents. more detail from cairo. >> not an enormous amount of information yet from the interior ministry in riyadh, but they have confirmed 101 arrests. 47 of the saudis, and...
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at the same time, we're also seeing the spread of al-qaeda with cells in yemen and members in somalia and related activity elsewhere in africa. while we focus our efforts on afghanistan, pakistani, and iraq, we also need to allocate sufficient resources to curtail the growth of these terrorist cells. we cannot allow new safe havens to be created elsewhere as we tighten the stranglehold on al- qaeda senior leadership in afghanistan, pakistan. we hope to get assurances from both secretaries today that they understand these dangers and are responding to these hot spots with immense efforts and focus. hopefully these issues will be among those addressed in your statements or the questions which follow. i would note to my colleagues that i recognize there are many issues which you may want to address and remind you that today's hearing is on our wartime funding requirements, and not on other matters. i would urge you to focus your questions on that topic. in addition, as you can see, we are many senators, all over the place -- press conference, on routes here -- en route here. we limit our
at the same time, we're also seeing the spread of al-qaeda with cells in yemen and members in somalia and related activity elsewhere in africa. while we focus our efforts on afghanistan, pakistani, and iraq, we also need to allocate sufficient resources to curtail the growth of these terrorist cells. we cannot allow new safe havens to be created elsewhere as we tighten the stranglehold on al- qaeda senior leadership in afghanistan, pakistan. we hope to get assurances from both secretaries today...
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yemen is the hub for al qaeda in the region. and it is seen as part of this growing threat against the united states. two years ago the saudis cracked down on al qaeda. this pushed many of the operatives south into yemen. that laid the foundation for this group al qaeda in yemen. the same group that claimed responsibility for the attempted bombing on christmas day here in the u.s., shep. >> shepard: what do we know about their contact in yemen? >> well, according to a saudi official, the saudis were operating independently and waiting for orders from yemen. in recent statement al qaeda in yemen vowed to disrupt the saudi oil industry which is consistent with the network's stated goal to damage and return the united states, shep. >> shepard: you can only imagine what this would do to the price of oil everywhere. >> first of all the saudis have heavily fortified the oil fields because they know that is a target for al qaeda. the heritage foundation here in washington conducted a simulation to measure the impact of such an attack o
yemen is the hub for al qaeda in the region. and it is seen as part of this growing threat against the united states. two years ago the saudis cracked down on al qaeda. this pushed many of the operatives south into yemen. that laid the foundation for this group al qaeda in yemen. the same group that claimed responsibility for the attempted bombing on christmas day here in the u.s., shep. >> shepard: what do we know about their contact in yemen? >> well, according to a saudi...
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. >> woodruff: margaret warner reports from yemen on a popular drug that is the country's leading cash crop. >> people in the politics found it easy to control the people who are doing other things and they cannot revolt, they cannot demonstrate, they can't do anything. >> lehrer: we get an update on charges of a vatican cover-up in decades-old child sex abuse cases. >> woodruff: john merrow explores why some teachers' unions are saying no to new federal funds called "race to the top" for their schools. >> race to the top would require that we talk about making changes to our contract. and that my members are opposed to that, vehemently opposed to it. >> lehrer: and mark shields and david brooks offer analysis of the big week for health care reform. >> lehrer: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour is provided by: and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: pr
. >> woodruff: margaret warner reports from yemen on a popular drug that is the country's leading cash crop. >> people in the politics found it easy to control the people who are doing other things and they cannot revolt, they cannot demonstrate, they can't do anything. >> lehrer: we get an update on charges of a vatican cover-up in decades-old child sex abuse cases. >> woodruff: john merrow explores why some teachers' unions are saying no to new federal funds called...
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saudi arabia of course is between iraq and yemen and yemen is a stronghold for extremists, the birth place of bin laden and home to 15 of the 19 hijacksers of 9/11. jonathan hunt has the news. what else do we know about the attacks on the saudi oil facilities? >> they've been planned since last october. the plot was discovered by saudi security officials when they arrest add couple alleged terrorists coming from yemen. they started investigating it and found out there was more than 100 al qaeda operatives involved in planning this series of attacks against pretty much all the saudi arabia's oil facilities. when they moved in to arrest these over the last few months they found guns, computers, documents and they found, according to the saudi security officials, clear evidence linking these operatives in saudi arabia with al qaeda in yemen. >> do we have an idea of the size of al qaeda's presence in saudi arabia? does this make a dent? >> probably not. it clearly is a significant action by the saudi authorities. it's a significant victory but if you're talking about 100 operatives, it'
saudi arabia of course is between iraq and yemen and yemen is a stronghold for extremists, the birth place of bin laden and home to 15 of the 19 hijacksers of 9/11. jonathan hunt has the news. what else do we know about the attacks on the saudi oil facilities? >> they've been planned since last october. the plot was discovered by saudi security officials when they arrest add couple alleged terrorists coming from yemen. they started investigating it and found out there was more than 100 al...
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or usaid in yemen we have had a lot of discussions with the government of yemen and a lot of efforts to get that government to respond better to the needs of the yemeni people, and i would say it is just been up and down and up and down. there have been moments where things look like they were on the right road. for example after the election, which was by local standards, meaning standards of the arab world, a pretty good election. someone was allowed to a protest president solace and he was not jailed after the election but then there were the corruption problems, just one of the many problems. the jail escapes made it clear that either the government was not keeping its word or were simply unable to do so and meanwhile, particularly in the latter years of the bush administration, it became increasingly apparent that our interests, or let me put it this way, our rarities and those in the yemeni government were not the same because our irony was terrorism but the priority of the president was not surprisingly himself, which is to say dealing with the south, dealing with this goofy r
or usaid in yemen we have had a lot of discussions with the government of yemen and a lot of efforts to get that government to respond better to the needs of the yemeni people, and i would say it is just been up and down and up and down. there have been moments where things look like they were on the right road. for example after the election, which was by local standards, meaning standards of the arab world, a pretty good election. someone was allowed to a protest president solace and he was...
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i'm going to focus on a program in yemen and a program in afghanistan. the former, the program in yemen, is ironically was the first program in the arabian peninsula to be established which given the current state of affairs in the country is a bit curious, but it was run from 2002 to 2005 to deal with mujahideen who had returned from afghanistan and had been seen to reengage in violent illicit activity and were back in but were not of the same criminal minds as those that were already there. it was a heavily religiously-focused program. it falls into the camp that thought it was primarily an ideological game. run by a supreme court judge who worked with three to engage in a duel, he called it. really it was a matter of trying to change the detainees' minds when it came to how they understood islam and how they understood being a muslim citizen in yemen. the claims that are made officially are 98% success. we're looking where the rubber hits the road, did it work, 98% success is the quoted number. if you dig a little deeper, my estimation is it was hardl
i'm going to focus on a program in yemen and a program in afghanistan. the former, the program in yemen, is ironically was the first program in the arabian peninsula to be established which given the current state of affairs in the country is a bit curious, but it was run from 2002 to 2005 to deal with mujahideen who had returned from afghanistan and had been seen to reengage in violent illicit activity and were back in but were not of the same criminal minds as those that were already there....
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the of the somali diaspora here in the u.s., or impoverished youth in yemen. these are both very important tools in the broader counter- terrorism tool kit and the r & r toolkit -- a valuable tools in our tool kit. how you develop a program like this? over the past five or 10 years, people have been trying to develop theories behind the programs and have come up with two camps so that there is a spectrum. on one side we have individuals who think it is an ideological goal, that we should be focusing on changing an individual's ideology, his beliefs, his motivations, and approaching the program from that direction. think religious dialogue, religious debates. and really, a focus on the belief system behind the activities. at the other end of the spectrum are those who think it is about changing behavior. a program that has developed along this path will focus more on disengagement, trying to change an individual's activities. it looks often like a rehabilitation program in a federal prison. at the end of the day, programs typically fall someplace in between. de
the of the somali diaspora here in the u.s., or impoverished youth in yemen. these are both very important tools in the broader counter- terrorism tool kit and the r & r toolkit -- a valuable tools in our tool kit. how you develop a program like this? over the past five or 10 years, people have been trying to develop theories behind the programs and have come up with two camps so that there is a spectrum. on one side we have individuals who think it is an ideological goal, that we should be...
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the names included the al qaeda in yemen. more on the resignation of new york congressman eric massa. steny hoyer spoke earlier and said, some people are trying to politicize the situation surrounding the representative who resigned after accusations of sexual harassment. meanwhile, eric cantor declined to directly address the statement, saying he was taken aback by all of this, adding he believes the american people are sickened by it all. >> this weekend, "book tv"is heading west at the tucson book festival. sunday, panels on writing about history, the war in afghanistan, world war ii, and the military and leadership. the tucson festival of books. this weekend. for more information, go to booktv.org. host: at the table now is melanie sloan, executive director for citizens for responsibility and ethics. i wanted to talk about congressional ethics in the earmarks. i wanted to first get an update on something that was created a couple of years ago. it is the office of congressional ethics. how was it first formed and how has i
the names included the al qaeda in yemen. more on the resignation of new york congressman eric massa. steny hoyer spoke earlier and said, some people are trying to politicize the situation surrounding the representative who resigned after accusations of sexual harassment. meanwhile, eric cantor declined to directly address the statement, saying he was taken aback by all of this, adding he believes the american people are sickened by it all. >> this weekend, "book tv"is heading...
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happened after september 25th something early in this said minister shamir asked to do policy reviews in yemen. those are the priorities. of course, the approach to achieve these properties is partnership and working without lies in building new allies to reach out. we talk of what about president obama is preaching cairo but not just cairo he is determined to change the tone with muslims around the world particularly the middle east. the issues we all talk about our difficult ones they will not be changed overnight. not by a speech or epo meetings or a passage of time. but we have opened up new potential for cooperation that did not exist before. let me talk about the individual issues that have been mentioned. middle east peace i said our goal was to achieve a comprehensive piece that means peace agreements between israel and the palestinians and syria and israel and lebanon. but that tuesday's solution solution, and we believe is key. we are working on this in three different areas right now. one is the negotiating track. whether they should be a priority and it is a priority of has not bee
happened after september 25th something early in this said minister shamir asked to do policy reviews in yemen. those are the priorities. of course, the approach to achieve these properties is partnership and working without lies in building new allies to reach out. we talk of what about president obama is preaching cairo but not just cairo he is determined to change the tone with muslims around the world particularly the middle east. the issues we all talk about our difficult ones they will...
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many of them, by the way, arrested near the border with yemen. it's no coincidence that nearly half of them were, in fact, from yemen where we know, of course, that al qaeda has been very active recently, shep. >> shepard: how big a setback? are they giving us any indication if this will make a dent. >> clear lay significant below against al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. the particular active group we have seen coming to the foreover the past few months. clearly the experts believe that there are thousands upon thousands of al qaeda members and potential al qaeda members both in saudi arabia and yemen. while it is a victory for the saudi security forces, this is one battle they have certainly not won the war, shep. >> shepard: you know, jonathan, there is at least the appearance that saudi arabia and other nations seem to be having more success against al qaeda. >> they have taken the fight to al qaeda. they have had some success there. but then look across to south asia and we have also seen the pakistani government taking far more aggressive
many of them, by the way, arrested near the border with yemen. it's no coincidence that nearly half of them were, in fact, from yemen where we know, of course, that al qaeda has been very active recently, shep. >> shepard: how big a setback? are they giving us any indication if this will make a dent. >> clear lay significant below against al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. the particular active group we have seen coming to the foreover the past few months. clearly the experts...
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security elements in yemen. with the president of yemen's approval, would help strengthen the capabilities demonstrated by the yemen capabilities. with your support, we're working toward expanded, sustain levels of assistance in yemen. in fact, our efforts in yemen should not be seen as an overall counter-terrorist campaign, but also as what might be termed as preventative counter-insurgency operations. our actions also contributed to the overall effort to help yemen deal with challenges that could cut -- could become much more significant if not dealt with early on. iran >> -- poses a major threat to stability. despite u.n. resolutions and diplomatic efforts, the iran in regime continues its nuclear program. the advent of their program would destabilize the region and likely spur an arms -- and arms race. the regime also continues to fund and direct extremist? -- elements. it continues significant intervention in the domestic politics in each of those locations as well. the regime's internal activities are also
security elements in yemen. with the president of yemen's approval, would help strengthen the capabilities demonstrated by the yemen capabilities. with your support, we're working toward expanded, sustain levels of assistance in yemen. in fact, our efforts in yemen should not be seen as an overall counter-terrorist campaign, but also as what might be termed as preventative counter-insurgency operations. our actions also contributed to the overall effort to help yemen deal with challenges that...
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women have arrived in yemen against a law about marriage. it was passed last year. hard-line clerics have blocked its enforcement. it says -- they say it goes against sharia law. at least half of asia's wtewater flows from [unintelligible] >> something big is happening in these mountains. it would solve the energy problems of an impoverished nation. it is a new giant hydroelectric dam. its height would make it the tallest in the world. they have no oil or gas, but they do have water. every year, 20 billion cubic meters flows down this river. in central asia, water is a precious resource. not every country wants this project to go ahead. this is one of the main rivers, several dams have already been built on it. but the latest one plan will be the biggest one. >> to help pay the cost, the government has urged the public to invest. every family is expected to buy it to $700 usd worth of shares. but with an average income of only $60 usd per month, it is nearly impossible. water is used by many for cooking and heating. ordinary folks hope that it will improve their liv
women have arrived in yemen against a law about marriage. it was passed last year. hard-line clerics have blocked its enforcement. it says -- they say it goes against sharia law. at least half of asia's wtewater flows from [unintelligible] >> something big is happening in these mountains. it would solve the energy problems of an impoverished nation. it is a new giant hydroelectric dam. its height would make it the tallest in the world. they have no oil or gas, but they do have water....
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saudi arabia was one and yemen was another. yemen has been inconsistent -- has been inconsistent, but we were able to convince them to act in the counter-terrorism area. afghanistan may be the best area. look at all the nations represented there, whether they are supported -- supported by military assets or economic assistance, that is an international effort, about, but we needed to national partnership and was begun in the prior administration. >> you talked about afghanistan briefly and said somebody has to go in and make sure al qaeda does not blossom. would we be there for not attacked on 9/11? >> absolutely not. unfortunately, after the time with me afghan muslim mujahadeen forced the soviet union now, we ignored afghanistan and frankly that was a mistake. it turned out to be a bigger mistake anyone imagined. but i think it is fair to say that most, if not all of the major terrorist acts we've seen in the western world over the last several years, some way or another can be brought back to that area where pakistan and. --
saudi arabia was one and yemen was another. yemen has been inconsistent -- has been inconsistent, but we were able to convince them to act in the counter-terrorism area. afghanistan may be the best area. look at all the nations represented there, whether they are supported -- supported by military assets or economic assistance, that is an international effort, about, but we needed to national partnership and was begun in the prior administration. >> you talked about afghanistan briefly...
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>> no, i can't take names, but many are trying to escape and go into places like yemen, somalia-- whatever. other places. because pakistan is no longer considered to be a safe place for them. >> rose: this is general petraeus on this program several weeks ago, talking about north wazirstan. here it is. >> they have been in north wazirstan. there's a little bit of popular misperception that they have not conducted operations. they have conducted operations and they've conditioned. they have not done a clearance operation. they're not going to do what they call-- they explicitly ruled out a steamroller operation, and certainly they can't do it until they consolidate some of the gains. they've done a lot. thief taken significant losses, frankly, the military, and the civilian population, too. and what they need to do is do some transition. remember, it's clear, transition and they need to do some transfer. they're working on that? >> rose: that's general petraeus. >> that's recognition of our effort. >> rose: but with respect to north wazirks rstan, do you expect to see the kind of operation
>> no, i can't take names, but many are trying to escape and go into places like yemen, somalia-- whatever. other places. because pakistan is no longer considered to be a safe place for them. >> rose: this is general petraeus on this program several weeks ago, talking about north wazirstan. here it is. >> they have been in north wazirstan. there's a little bit of popular misperception that they have not conducted operations. they have conducted operations and they've...
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the interior ministry, but they have confirmed 101 arrests, 47 of them saudi, the rest from somalia, yemen, bangladesh, and elsewhere. they say they have been trailing the ringleaders for some time, and they say that some of these men have been prepared for suicide missions, but we have not been told yet what installations they were targeting or if they were being run by western companies, although i guess that is a fair assumption, given the amount of those companies that operate there. >> a suspected smily pi rick has been killed during an attempted hijacking at seat -- a suspected somali pirate. a spanish naval vessel patroling as part of the into piracy task force arrested six men and destroyed three of pirate ships. lawyers for american talk-show host oprah winfrey say she has reached an out-of-court settlement in a defamation case brought forward by a schoolmistress she founded in south africa. there are allegations that another teacher had committed child abuse. she claimed the statements by oprah damage to reputation. -- damage to her reputation -- damaged her reputation. improving
the interior ministry, but they have confirmed 101 arrests, 47 of them saudi, the rest from somalia, yemen, bangladesh, and elsewhere. they say they have been trailing the ringleaders for some time, and they say that some of these men have been prepared for suicide missions, but we have not been told yet what installations they were targeting or if they were being run by western companies, although i guess that is a fair assumption, given the amount of those companies that operate there....
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. >> julie: the key difference, releasing them to yemen, for example so they can rejoin terror cells and rejoin al qaeda's fight against america? >> yes. fortunately at least temporarily, the obama administration suspended the transfer of those folks, back to yemen but, forget -- don't forget that the obama administration has approved over i think it is little over $100 million, in aid to yemen to fight terrorists, that is a good thing, but i suspect some of the money may be going towards a rehabilitation program, in yemen, which they have failed to set up, so far. >> julie: if you closed gitmo would it pave the way for detainees to be tried, before military commissions, and if that were to happen, how difficult would it be to decide, then, who gets the civilian trial, and, who gets the military tribunal? >> i think it is important to keep in mind the following principle: there is no linkage, really, between closing or keeping gitmo open and military commissions, military commissions can commence now and implementing rules are almost ready and congress passed the law in 2009, upgradi
. >> julie: the key difference, releasing them to yemen, for example so they can rejoin terror cells and rejoin al qaeda's fight against america? >> yes. fortunately at least temporarily, the obama administration suspended the transfer of those folks, back to yemen but, forget -- don't forget that the obama administration has approved over i think it is little over $100 million, in aid to yemen to fight terrorists, that is a good thing, but i suspect some of the money may be going...
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what's the major base for promoting terrorism in saudi arabia, nearby yemen, where we have al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. this fits in with what we know. it's interesting, we had a warning from the u.s. state department that there may be attacks planned on u.s. vessels and embassies in the arabian peninsula. so it's interesting to see all these connections coming together. >> is it good news not only that the saudis made the arrest but it seems to me the plots, at least the initial reports, because the plots seemed to be focused on saudi arabia that essentially now that the al qaeda are being caught essentially there and the plots no longer seem to be as focused so much on attacks on the united states. >> well, we don't really know what the focus of the plots were. unfortunately in the past we've seen individuals in saudi arabia, including u.s. nationals planning to attack the u.s. homeland from inside saudi arabia, including by coming up with coordinated airborne plots. so i wouldn't start counting our chickens just yet. but i do know one thing of interest, in the raids saudis sei
what's the major base for promoting terrorism in saudi arabia, nearby yemen, where we have al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. this fits in with what we know. it's interesting, we had a warning from the u.s. state department that there may be attacks planned on u.s. vessels and embassies in the arabian peninsula. so it's interesting to see all these connections coming together. >> is it good news not only that the saudis made the arrest but it seems to me the plots, at least the initial...
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in yemen, a new jersey man is in custody with suspected ties to al qaeda. and dr. hasan killed 13 colleagues in ft. hood. he had connections with anwar al awlaki, who last night released an audiotape that seemed to call for more attacks. >> how can your conscience allow you to live in peaceful co-existence with a nation that is responsible for the tyranny and crimes committed against your own brothers and sisters? >> reporter: national security experts say the internet is emerging as a key recruiting tool and one very difficult to police. jan crawford, cbs news, washington. >>> today marks the seventh anniversary of the start of the iraq war. the fight began with an overnight air strike by the u.s. shock and awe that targeted senior iraqi leaders. hours later u.s. and british troops invaded. as the war enters its eighth year, more than 96,000 american troops remain in the country. >>> just ahead on the "morning news," south carolina governor mark sanford agrees to pay ethics fines. plus, a tricky landing on a frozen lake that's going to require a lot of deicing. >>
in yemen, a new jersey man is in custody with suspected ties to al qaeda. and dr. hasan killed 13 colleagues in ft. hood. he had connections with anwar al awlaki, who last night released an audiotape that seemed to call for more attacks. >> how can your conscience allow you to live in peaceful co-existence with a nation that is responsible for the tyranny and crimes committed against your own brothers and sisters? >> reporter: national security experts say the internet is emerging...
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he is going to study arabic in yemen and beyond that because he doesn't -- he actually ends up in bin laden's brigade and end up in this fortress in mazda sharif that forms one of the last part of horse shoulders, discovered in the bible the shocking world about how the young americans were in california and that the this fortress. and so, he's in there because he represented at the time i was writing the book in their story is less unusual i guess it's what i'm trying to say today because we're finding out that more people are soon to be attracted to this or he, driven by these ideals. it's so interesting that he left a very permissive environment in california and ran straight into the arms of probably one of the least permissive environments. and i don't know. we can speculate on all this, but furans tragically, tragically, you know, one of the first people to be killed after 9/11 was an officer named mike spann and he comes face-to-face with lindh and that journey was one of the arcs of the book as well. >> are there any questions from the audience. i'll ask people to start lining
he is going to study arabic in yemen and beyond that because he doesn't -- he actually ends up in bin laden's brigade and end up in this fortress in mazda sharif that forms one of the last part of horse shoulders, discovered in the bible the shocking world about how the young americans were in california and that the this fortress. and so, he's in there because he represented at the time i was writing the book in their story is less unusual i guess it's what i'm trying to say today because...
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in the last month i attended the london conferences on afghanistan and yemen and held numerous bilateral of meetings in countries to lay out evidence of iran to urge that they join with us on the pressure sanctions track. i just came back from saudi arabia and qatar and have also met last week with the prime minister of turkey. i'll be going next week to latin america including brazil. so we are -- and it's not just i. the top levels of the state department are engaged very -- very directly in working the need for sanctions. we are beginning the process in the security council in new york where language is being hammered out based on the work that has been done by the treasury department and the state department in coordination. we are targeting a lot of these proposed sanctions against the revolutionary guard, which we believe is playing an increasingly important role in the politics and the economy of iran. so we're working as hard as we can. i have to say that we've been heartened by the positive response from russia. i think in their response proved the wisdom of the president's poli
in the last month i attended the london conferences on afghanistan and yemen and held numerous bilateral of meetings in countries to lay out evidence of iran to urge that they join with us on the pressure sanctions track. i just came back from saudi arabia and qatar and have also met last week with the prime minister of turkey. i'll be going next week to latin america including brazil. so we are -- and it's not just i. the top levels of the state department are engaged very -- very directly in...
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remember, al qaeda in saudi arabia and in yemen have merged. this is the same group that was behind the christmas day bombing attack that sent the nigerian guy to blow up the north wewest airlines flight. also tried to assassinate the saudi interior minister just a couple months before that. so this is clearly a sign that this group remains active, remains vibrant, and still has strength. how big a blow it was to them, we don't know at this point. but it's not a good sign that there are that many people, you know, a foot, working to do these plots. >> and if you look at the nationalities, they were 47 saudis, 51 yemenis, one somali, one bangladeshi and one arab. this tells us that whole al qaeda in the peninsula group, in yemen, is becoming increasingly active. >> absolutely. and has ties to core al qaeda in the afghan/pakistan border. >> i want to take you to also your blog, your declassified blog, the breaking news that you have covered exclusively about a new -- >> yeah. today, the pentagon is announcing that there is a new chief judicial of
remember, al qaeda in saudi arabia and in yemen have merged. this is the same group that was behind the christmas day bombing attack that sent the nigerian guy to blow up the north wewest airlines flight. also tried to assassinate the saudi interior minister just a couple months before that. so this is clearly a sign that this group remains active, remains vibrant, and still has strength. how big a blow it was to them, we don't know at this point. but it's not a good sign that there are that...
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this is interesting, or nigerians going to yemen or a phone number. and they are digging down into that sea of data and following it through to completion. completion may be that they are nominated for a watch list, or the bureau opens a case on them or something. this is an experiment, but it is borne of the believer that there is so much information out there that we need people who are going to go down and focus on that information that is below that which is readyly identifiable as terrorism. >> thank you. >> senator brown? >> thank you, mr. chairman. as i mentioned earlier -- and thank you once again for allowing me to make a brief statement. this is something i think about every day. and especially since we had that issue around christmas time. i have often wondered, is it a resourcing problem, a tools and resource problem? do you need more of both to expand the type of coverage we need to help? is there something we are missing that we can provide to the various agencies in terms of tools and resources? let's start with that question if we coul
this is interesting, or nigerians going to yemen or a phone number. and they are digging down into that sea of data and following it through to completion. completion may be that they are nominated for a watch list, or the bureau opens a case on them or something. this is an experiment, but it is borne of the believer that there is so much information out there that we need people who are going to go down and focus on that information that is below that which is readyly identifiable as...
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iraq, yemen, and somalia -- the situation of iraq and sudan and yemen and the somalia -- and somalia is cause for preoccupation. we need to work hard to preserve the integrity of these countries. i would like to mention the recent elections in iraq and i wish to congratulate the iraqi people for this and also advances in progress between sudan and what we have noticed foreseen the possibility of solutions in darfur and the very difficult negotiations that took place. also, we see some hope with regard to the south in sudan and with regard to the unity as an attractive solution. the key to the solution is development, possibilities of investment in a way that leads to real stability of the political and social and economic situation. i hope that work will continue through the arab league to achieve such objectives and that the commitment to solving the problems and conflicts and challenges of its country. no. 10, reform of the lead. there are a number of suggestions from members on that we have -- that will be discussed in closed sessions. in the past nine years, i tried very hard to
iraq, yemen, and somalia -- the situation of iraq and sudan and yemen and the somalia -- and somalia is cause for preoccupation. we need to work hard to preserve the integrity of these countries. i would like to mention the recent elections in iraq and i wish to congratulate the iraqi people for this and also advances in progress between sudan and what we have noticed foreseen the possibility of solutions in darfur and the very difficult negotiations that took place. also, we see some hope with...
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there was a crackdown in the kingdom on al-qaeda and this led to a flood of al-qaeda operatives into yemen and that really laid the foundation or planted the seeds for the creation of a group called aqap, or al-qaeda in the ribban peninsula, and that is a familiar name to you because that was the group that claimed responsibility for the attempted christmas day bombing. the bottom line in this recent plot in saudi is its must example of how al-qaeda wants to hit economic targets in an effort to disrupt the world's economy and especially the u.s. economy if possible. megyn: if they had been successful, that would have had effects far and away out of saudi arabia. >> reporter: but it's pretty heavily fortified, the saudis are kind of on to it. it would be hard to do but they keep trying. megyn: catherine, thank you very much. >>> we have big news out of washington where the white house announced we are on the brink of a brand new deal with the russians, president obama and russian president medvedev agreeing to limit the use of arsenals but what's hidden inside the treatie could have a drast
there was a crackdown in the kingdom on al-qaeda and this led to a flood of al-qaeda operatives into yemen and that really laid the foundation or planted the seeds for the creation of a group called aqap, or al-qaeda in the ribban peninsula, and that is a familiar name to you because that was the group that claimed responsibility for the attempted christmas day bombing. the bottom line in this recent plot in saudi is its must example of how al-qaeda wants to hit economic targets in an effort to...
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jane was not from yemen. she was from the united states born and raised so that's what i'm talking about from that perspective. you find mobley -- i think he was -- i am talking about radicalization of the domestic population that we hadn't thought of before. you had me confused thinking in an unclean they talk with regard to the pakistan community. i'm talking about domestic recruitment of people born and raised here in the united states that you would normally not think because i looked at the senate foreign relations committee talk about a member of their blond haired blight moving two yen in radicalized in prison so to think a little bit differently and maybe we don't have enough time, we can talk about it while to open to see if there's other ways to deal with that. >> we've looked at places of radicalization prisons for instance with the federal as well as state and local prison systems and various communities working with leaders outreach in the communities but i will tell you the one that is the most
jane was not from yemen. she was from the united states born and raised so that's what i'm talking about from that perspective. you find mobley -- i think he was -- i am talking about radicalization of the domestic population that we hadn't thought of before. you had me confused thinking in an unclean they talk with regard to the pakistan community. i'm talking about domestic recruitment of people born and raised here in the united states that you would normally not think because i looked at...
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jane was not from yemen. she was from the united states born and raised so that's what i'm talking about from that perspective. you find mobley -- i think he was -- i am talking about radicalization of the domestic population that we hadn't thought of before. you had me confused thinking in an unclean they talk with regard to the pakistan community. i'm talking about domestic recruitment of people born and raised here in the united states that you would normally not think because i looked at the senate foreign relations committee talk about a member of their blond haired blight moving two yen in radicalized in prison so to think a little bit differently and maybe we don't have enough time, we can talk about it while to open to see if there's other ways to deal with that. >> we've looked at places of radicalization prisons for instance with the federal as well as state and local prison systems and various communities working with leaders outreach in the communities but i will tell you the one that is the most
jane was not from yemen. she was from the united states born and raised so that's what i'm talking about from that perspective. you find mobley -- i think he was -- i am talking about radicalization of the domestic population that we hadn't thought of before. you had me confused thinking in an unclean they talk with regard to the pakistan community. i'm talking about domestic recruitment of people born and raised here in the united states that you would normally not think because i looked at...
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i think they also share some concerns in other places like yemen and the rebellion there. >> how about turkey? >> all, yes, that is a relationship which the syrians have turned around dramatically. the relations between syria and turkey used to be quite difficult the syrians ended their support for the pkk and in recent years and months, the relations have become quite warm. in fact, the turkish foreign minister was just in syria last week. the syrians would like to see turkey play a role again as an intermediary with israel. i am not sure if that would be acceptable to the israeli government right now. >> they said turkey was a better friend than iran. how would you analyze that? >> the syrians and the turks have a vision of -- if you take the syrian statements that they support the idea of a peace agreement with israel, that a peace agreement could be in their best interest, then you can see how a turkish vision and a series envisioned line up in a way that, frankly, i do not see with the iranians. turkish interests in iraq, maintaining unity of the state, where all the ethnic and se
i think they also share some concerns in other places like yemen and the rebellion there. >> how about turkey? >> all, yes, that is a relationship which the syrians have turned around dramatically. the relations between syria and turkey used to be quite difficult the syrians ended their support for the pkk and in recent years and months, the relations have become quite warm. in fact, the turkish foreign minister was just in syria last week. the syrians would like to see turkey play...
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had more opportunity there may have been a chance to say did you see this gentleman when you were in yemen? did you ever talk to him? what building were you in? digit river see pictures of these people sent back? are there other american citizens in the class with you? there were a lot of things that could have been asked and so i think the question is what did we learn -- you can spend time going back either criticizing what took place on christmas day or go back and defend what took place. the administration announced the high-value interrogation unit, they announced it in august, correct? >> i'm not certain of when they first announced. >> this is one of the more significant issues the nation is facing because they are men and women serving in afghanistan and iraq serving as well and some of the people who have done a great job. let's find out what we have learned from that rather than defending or tearing it down. and i will stipulate as well as they vary in may well be they were not the best people we had in the nation at that time to have interrogated the christmas day bomber because
had more opportunity there may have been a chance to say did you see this gentleman when you were in yemen? did you ever talk to him? what building were you in? digit river see pictures of these people sent back? are there other american citizens in the class with you? there were a lot of things that could have been asked and so i think the question is what did we learn -- you can spend time going back either criticizing what took place on christmas day or go back and defend what took place....
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rendition, where people who are picked up in the wake of 9/11 flown on a cia contract plans to places like yemen and pakistan, all over the world, egypt, tortured, kept for long periods of time. and any number of cases after six months, released because they had the wrong person. suited, the case, perhaps just read about is one the most notorious but there is another one going on now in california. suited. the government to do position we can't defend because to defend would have to disclose state secrets that it's against the national interest to do that and the courts have upheld the government's position without even looking at the documents to decide independently that, in fact, they agreed with the government. so the states secrets documents which is about 50 years old badly in need of change because in effect the judiciary has given away it it's independenced the first to the executive who has a motive to keep things secret, because usually what they want to keep secret discloses their own misbehavior. and invariably, when we have found out the situations that has been the case, the most a
rendition, where people who are picked up in the wake of 9/11 flown on a cia contract plans to places like yemen and pakistan, all over the world, egypt, tortured, kept for long periods of time. and any number of cases after six months, released because they had the wrong person. suited, the case, perhaps just read about is one the most notorious but there is another one going on now in california. suited. the government to do position we can't defend because to defend would have to disclose...
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the saudis have made clear these individuals were launched from yemen into saudi arabia where they were going to plan these attacks. >> security officials believe some of the militants arrested are linked to al qaeda. >>> bill clinton and george w. bush are in haiti on a humanitarian mission together. the two ex presidents raised more than $37 million. for all their good work, this may be the moment from their trip that is going attention on line. it is tape of the pair shaking hands with a group of haitians. let's see if you notice anything here. >> and that's one of the reasons that -- one of the things we've done is provide more money. >> all right, anyway, we do not apparently have the tape. there is a moment that you're going to have to go to the blog to check out. only the tape will do it justice. that brings us to the punch line. this is courtesy of jimmy fallon. he was feeling the love at yesterday's health care fest at the white house. take a look. >> after signing the bill, obama hugged nancy pelosi. he called her one of the best speakers of the house ever had. obama is either
the saudis have made clear these individuals were launched from yemen into saudi arabia where they were going to plan these attacks. >> security officials believe some of the militants arrested are linked to al qaeda. >>> bill clinton and george w. bush are in haiti on a humanitarian mission together. the two ex presidents raised more than $37 million. for all their good work, this may be the moment from their trip that is going attention on line. it is tape of the pair shaking...
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hid out in suzanne sedan sudan yemen. >> reporter: we came to the conclusion that fighting skprinls was not the way forward. to start with, he book withed at sharia law, and there is no evidence in the koran or in the sayings of the prophet that what we were doing was right. >> reporter: durman and other prisoners say they want to win over young muslim radicals to their new peaceful code. on page 203, the code, quite boldly states, jihad has ethics and morality, because it's for the sake of allah. this means that killing of women, children, old people, christian priests and businessmen is wrong. >> translator: this code will be of interest to everybody in the islamic world. we are an experiment, of course, but we hope what we have done could be duplicated all over the muslim world. >> reporter: the impact of the code is already being felt. cnn has learned that the british security service, mi-5 is he handing it out to radical islamists in britain and a group will use it to combat extremism in the united states. sayfall islam wants the message of peace to spread wherever al qaida gets re
hid out in suzanne sedan sudan yemen. >> reporter: we came to the conclusion that fighting skprinls was not the way forward. to start with, he book withed at sharia law, and there is no evidence in the koran or in the sayings of the prophet that what we were doing was right. >> reporter: durman and other prisoners say they want to win over young muslim radicals to their new peaceful code. on page 203, the code, quite boldly states, jihad has ethics and morality, because it's for the...
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they credit her back in the early 2000's with regard to working inside yemen after the u.s.s. cole. being involved in an investigation with a 1986 hijacking in pakistan that involved the killing of 22 passengers. and working on america's bebehalf. but now in some sense, she's a person without a country. she's been stripped of her citizenship. she needs approval to go more than 50 miles and she's been ordered deported which is on hold because of risks to her and actually being deported. there's some in the state department and the government community who say she's an absolute asset and that she should be praised for her conduct although she plead guilty to legally accessing f.b.i. files. as an f.b.i. agent. >> that's against the rules. a member of the house intel committee says he doesn't believe her. doesn't flat out doesn't believe her and believes that she did pass the info on to the other side. all right. it's 18 minutes before the top of the hour. straight ahead, we roll on for this monday. we have a brand new series on "fox & friends." what's it called? jobs in america. a very
they credit her back in the early 2000's with regard to working inside yemen after the u.s.s. cole. being involved in an investigation with a 1986 hijacking in pakistan that involved the killing of 22 passengers. and working on america's bebehalf. but now in some sense, she's a person without a country. she's been stripped of her citizenship. she needs approval to go more than 50 miles and she's been ordered deported which is on hold because of risks to her and actually being deported. there's...
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they include 47 saudis, 51 citizens of yemen and three people of other nationalities. all are said to be members of al qaeda. saudi officials say they belong to three terror cells that operated separately. they are accused of plotting a suicide attack against saudi oil facilitators and security installations in the kingdom. >>> the powerful spring snowstorm pounded denver, colorado, shutting down schools, canceling at least 150 flights as well. the wet, heavy snow ripping down tree branches and let thousands of folks without power. nbc's lee ann greg joins us live from denver. a report of about 5,000 people had to spend the night in the airport. that's not a bad airport but who wants to spend the night in it? >> that's just one of the problems, you know. up to 16 inches of snow fell in the denver metro area. more than 20 fell in parts of the foothills. you mentioned power outages, heavy, wet snow is the problem. the branches are heavy, fall on power lines and that's what's causing the outages. it's gorgeous, looks like a christmas card but it's deadly to drive in. ther
they include 47 saudis, 51 citizens of yemen and three people of other nationalities. all are said to be members of al qaeda. saudi officials say they belong to three terror cells that operated separately. they are accused of plotting a suicide attack against saudi oil facilitators and security installations in the kingdom. >>> the powerful spring snowstorm pounded denver, colorado, shutting down schools, canceling at least 150 flights as well. the wet, heavy snow ripping down tree...
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where i think you described for example of the russians, the chinese were interested in places like yemen, somalia, where people are impoverished, young amana looking for work open to radical ideas jihadists so how does the soft power figure into your calculation? >> guest: soft power is a very effective tool enhancing american and western values around the world. it's always good to have a strong faced a few well as teddy roosevelt said speaks softly and carry a big stick. that is a part of the national power but soft power meaning the ability to influence the thinking of others and encourage them to adopt principles that are peaceful and promote human rights is critical for the country and i think that we under use the resources we have. we are an extraordinarily wealthy nation and trade with people around the world. they want access, they want our technology, health care technology, education skills all of these things we can provide in such a pace that nation's would think more kindly and be more likely to work with us but i keep on hearing when i was in latin america for instance abo
where i think you described for example of the russians, the chinese were interested in places like yemen, somalia, where people are impoverished, young amana looking for work open to radical ideas jihadists so how does the soft power figure into your calculation? >> guest: soft power is a very effective tool enhancing american and western values around the world. it's always good to have a strong faced a few well as teddy roosevelt said speaks softly and carry a big stick. that is a part...
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iran today sponsors shia extremists, as far away as the yemen. but, iranian support for terrorism is ecumenical because iran is also today the major supporter of the sunni terrorist group, hamas, and, iran is in effect at war with america, because they are killing our soldiers in iraq, and afghanistan. these are the facts. now, like sunni extremism, this iran-shia extremism is anti-democratic and anti-western and indeed the basic premise of the mullahs who rule in tehran is that the supreme leader rules by divine right. a senior iranian cleric, one of president mahmoud ahmadinejad's clerical mentors, has said, quote, accepting islam is not compatible with democracy. and, after the june elections, we saw how the iranian leadership felt nothing but contempt for the idea of a free election in their country. now, in sum, radical extremism, whether sunni or shia variety resembles in many ways the 20th century totalitarian creeds like naziism and communism and denies the legitimacy of western secondization, the democratic order and the foundations of t
iran today sponsors shia extremists, as far away as the yemen. but, iranian support for terrorism is ecumenical because iran is also today the major supporter of the sunni terrorist group, hamas, and, iran is in effect at war with america, because they are killing our soldiers in iraq, and afghanistan. these are the facts. now, like sunni extremism, this iran-shia extremism is anti-democratic and anti-western and indeed the basic premise of the mullahs who rule in tehran is that the supreme...